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Operators Alice Souch (left) and Annie Trenouth (at the switchboard), and manager Wesley Shaw were the staff of Bell Telephone Company's Bowmanville office in 1898. Bowmanville, Ontario

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Operators Alice Souch (left) and Annie Trenouth (at the switchboard), and manager Wesley Shaw were the staff of Bell Telephone Company's Bowmanville office in 1898. Bowmanville, Ontario

Date1898

Names

Bell Telephone Company of Canada (subject)

Shaw, Wesley (subject)

Souch, Alice (subject)

Trenouth, Annie (subject)

Unknown (author)

Format

Picture

Subject

Telephone Operators

Medium

Undefined

Dimensions20.3 cm x 25.3 cm

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives Photo courtesy Bowmanville Museum

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTS-1-GO-461B-BOWMANVILLE027

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